Work Injury Program
Program Components
Our Return to Work Injury Program consists of four components:
- Physical Therapy
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Work Conditioning
- Work Hardening
Physical Therapy Services
We provide quality physical therapy in a small clinic environment with evening and weekend hours. Our therapists speak English, Polish and Russian. P D Rehab’s personalized approach to patient care ensures the support and encouragement necessary for healing. We guarantees that within 24 hours we will see the patient for an initial evaluation. Every patient receives a “one-on-one” 60 minute treatment with one of our licensed physical therapists.
Return to Work Services
Functional Capacity Evaluation
The Functional Capacity Evaluation measures an employees’ physical ability to perform work activities, assisting us in developing a safe return-to-work plan and case resolution.
Work Conditioning
Work conditioning is an individualized program designed to prepare the injured worker for returning to work by providing strengthening, stabilizing, and conditioning necessary to enable the worker to progress to actual work simulation (Work Hardening) and then return to work.
Work Hardening
Upon an employee’s entry to the Work Hardening Program, he or she receives a work capacity evaluation to compare abilities to the current job description.
In addition to this assessment, the clinic offers a structured work hardening program including work simulation. Workers attend four hours per day, three days per week. During this intense reconditioning and body-retraining program, workers perform real job activities, ranging from that of the sedentary office clerk, to the heavy labor of a construction worker. This environment allows employees to safely ramp back up to their job, providing them with the confidence they need to return to work.
Injury Management Services
Preventing injuries is key to the success of our program, and we offer a variety of services designed to make the workplace safer. Physicians, employers, or insurance companies may refer workers to our program.
